Canton alderman says state Sen. Kenny Wayne Jones is in violation of state law by serving as lawmaker and a commission on the Canton Municipal Utilities board.

Canton alderman says state Sen. Kenny Wayne Jones is in violation of state law by serving as lawmaker and a commissioner on the Canton Municipal Utilities board.

Ward 6 Alderman Eric Gilkey said according to well-established law from the time then Gov. Bill Allain sued to remove legislators from executive branch commissions and boards, one cannot serve in two branches of government at the same time.

Gilkey said the Canton Municipal Utilities Commission is part of the executive branch of government while Jones role as state senator is in the legislative branch of government.

"The 1890 Constitution of the State of Mississippi states in Section 2. "No person or collection of persons, being one or belonging to one of these departments, shall exercise any power properly belonging to either of the others. The acceptance of an office in either of said departments shall, of itself, and at once,vacate any and all offices held by the person so accepting in either of the other departments," Gilkey said.

Gilkey sent a letter to state Auditor Stacey Pickering asking that he recoup any taxpayers' money paid to Jones be recouped after he became a Canton Municipal Utilities commissioner. Gilkey also asked Gov. Phil Bryant to declare Jones' legislative seat vacant and to set a special election.

A Canton Alderman wants the Gov 2 remove me from office, will some1 please dump ice water on his head so I can make a donation.